Luke 5:1

And it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon him and hearing the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

In Context

2and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and had washed the nets.

Read all of Luke 5

Cross References

Matthew 4:18And while walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake; for they were fishers.

Matthew 14:34And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret.

Mark 3:9And he gave direction to his disciples, that a boat should be in readiness for him because of the multitude, that they might not throng him.

Mark 6:53And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret; and anchored there.

Luke 12:1In the mean time, when the multitude was gathered together in myriads, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:1

In this chapter, we have, I. Christ preaching to the people out of Peter's ship, for want of a better pulpit, ver. 1-3 . II. The recompence he made to Peter for the loan of his boat, in a miraculous draught of fishes, by which he intimated to him and his partners his design to make them, as apostles, fishers of men, ver. 4-11 . III. His cleansing the leper, ver. 12-15 . IV. A short account of his private devotion and public ministry, ver. 16, 17 . V. His cure of the man sick of the palsy, ver. 18-26 . VI. His… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 5:1